Machine for humidifying and cleansing air and controlling its temperature.



D. P. GOSLINE. MAOHINE r011 HUMIDIFYING AND 0 LEANSING AIR AND CONTROLLING ITS TEMPERATURE.

Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

APPLIUATIDN FILED PB. 7, 1906.

5 SHBBTB BHEET 1 D. P. GOSLINL. MAGHINE FOR HUMIDIFYING AND GLBANSING AIR ND CONTROLLING 1T8 TEMPERATURE.

AlfPl-IOA'IION FILED APR! 1906. 916,146.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

MAT-M55555 Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

D. P. GOSLINE.

LBANSING AIR AND CONTROLLING APPLICATION FILED APR. 7, 1906.

ms TEMPERATURE.

Patented Mar. 23. 1909.

MACHINE r01; HUMIDIFYING AND 0 6 HHBETS-SHEET 3,

\Ni NEEIEEE J2%- D. P. GOSLINB. MACHINE FOR HUMIDIFYING AND OLBANSING AIR AND CONTROLLING ITS TEMPERATURE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.7,1906. 916,146. Patented Mar. 23, 1909 Fig.4-

D. P. GOSLINE.

MACHINE FOR HUMIDIFYING AND GLEANSING AIR AND CONTROLLING ITS TEMYBEATUBE. APPLYUATION nun) APRIL 190a.

'91 6,146 Patented Mar. 23, 1909 W M 525123 2 M UNITED T ()F FICE.

DANIEL l. (EUSLINE, ()l BOWIYON, MASSAUHUSETTS.

MACHINE FOR HUMIDIFYING AND CLEANSING AIR AND CONTROLLING ITS TEMPERATURE.

Specification 01' Letters Patent.

Patented March 93, 1909.

Application filed April 7, 1906. SerialNo. 310,426.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, D/imrn. P. (iosuun, of Boston, in the county of Sull'ollc and State of lvlassachusotts, a subject of Edward Vll, King of Great Britain, have invented a new and useful improvement in Machines for I'lumidiiying and Cleansing Air and ontl'olling its 'lemperature, of which the following is a speciiicatirm.

My invention consists in means for utilizing certain new principles for conditioning air; and. by conditioning I mean so changing its condition either by inoistening, drying or cleansing it or charming; its temperature that it becomes more useful for the purpose for whicli it it intended.

'lhe machine best adapted as I now believe for carrying out my new principles is one which forms the subject matter of this ap Jplication for Letters Patent and will be hereinafter described. its peculiar features are mainly the use of revolving evaporative surfaces in connection with extended broken or plane surfaces, all of which being continually moistened by water supplied at such temperatures as shall best produce the result sought, over which surfaces the air is drawn by a fan of suitable construction, the apparatus also preferably being supplied with means whereby a certain amount of atmospherir air can be drawn into the apparatus in order to, as it were, change or control somewhat the product of the machine.

There are now on the market certain Inachinos which seek to warm, to cool, or otherwise condition air, some by the use of an atomizing spray ejected into the atmosphere of the room, others by the use of air cireulated in ducts in close contact withfalling water distributed over stationary surfaces, others by the use of moistened burlaps or felts so arranged as to provide air ducts or passages through which the air is forced. My invention discards all these methods as highly ineflirient and incapable of doing the work for which they are intended. They are also unsanitary and, as a rule, extreme] Y inconvenientrto reach for purposes of repair, being usually so constructed that they must be entirely taken apart in order to correct some simple diflieulty.

My invention, as will be seen, is con1paratively simple in structure and one strong feature is its construction which is simple, its casing and frame being independent and so are provided five segmental or Y arranged that a portion of the casing may be removed in order to not at the interior and make any necessary ieoairs or alterations.

.I do not mean to cosliue my invention to the exact (-oi'istruction shown, but as shown and hereinafter described, an embodiment of my invention will be understood by refer- (nee to ihc drawings, in. which--- Figure 1 is an elevation of a machine env bodying my invention, the outer and inner jackets bring broker away to show arportion oi the inivrior construction. final section. Figs. 3, 4, 5 and (i are horizon tal sections on lines 3 --3, 4 -5 and 6-6, respectively, of Fig. 3.

My machine as shown is built up on a frame comprising princi iially a series of rods or bolts, three in number as shown, marked (,7 which are connected together at the top by a spider A hung from han ers A atta bed to the ceiling by suitable b9 ts a At their lower ends these rods pass through lugs formed upon a ring in (see Fig. 53), these ugs being marked in, and also through hole. in the top ring or casting C. These rings are held at a proper distance apart by channel bars of which one partially surrounds each rod. Each rod is provided near its lower end with a not C by which its channel bar is held in place and below the nut is carried a spider through the arms of which the bolts or rods (1 pass and which is attached to said bolts by means of nuts C Another spider F is attached to the channel bars .by suitable set screws F about midway between the rings and m. This construction, to gather with the spider A, forms a rigid rame to which the other parts are secured. The three spiders A, F and are each provided with a central opening in which are provided suitable bearings h for theshaft B, this shaft being supported in a step 13 loeated in the lower spider C The shaft is also rovided with water breakers D", D which which clamps about the shaft. Sectional disks D, D, D", D are also clamped about the shaft and are sections. d, d, d d Another di.sk a, similar in character is located near the bottom of the shaft and is attached thereto by means of a clamp l) which also coinprises ribs forming water breakers similar to the water breakers I), D has there Fig. 2 is a vor consist of ribs attached to a clamp sectional provided with projecting disks and three water breakers in the form of my improvement shown in the drawings. The sections attached to these disks arc/an ranged to break joints and their purpose is to break up the air and more especially to receive streams of water fed to them and by their rapid rotation to allow the era )oration of the water therefrom and also to t irow the water into the farther parts of the apparatus, these forming air moistcning surfaces. The air current is drawn up through the apparatus or driven down through it by means of a fan K attached to a hub K also clamped to the shaft B. Any fan can be used for this purpose, but I prefer to use the form of fan 'described in an application for Letters Patout recently filed y inc in the United States Patent Office, Serial No. 275,650.

The spider F su ports two sets of air deflectors G and J, tlie set J resting upon the snider H, which in turn rests upon the do ectors G. I prefer that the lower deflectorsform a set of vertical passages for the air and the upper deflectors a set of passages inclined with respect to the shaft as will be seen from Fig. 2. I also provide a set of deilector's M; near the bottom of the apparatus which are held in place by bolts an attached to a portion of the inner casing, which is now to be described. This inner casing is made relerably of three sections, its edges being ]oined to the channel irons (Fin any convenient way, preferably in such a way that in case it is necessary to make an examina tion of the interior of the a )paratus one. of these sections can be removed without removing any of the others. The upper end. of the casin carries a spreadin flange M and on this f ange rests the cover 'l' of the apparatus which is provided with an o ening sulliciently large to receive the fan li and'l'rom which depends a ba id m forming an air chamber which prevents condensation. As shown, the upper portion of this casing is made separate fronrthe lower portion ano sets into the cylinder formed by the several sections forming the part of the casing and rests upon the extended ring M. To the lower end of the casing is attached'an outconical defectors M are sup Wardly proiecting flange M from which the iorted by the bolts m as above described. rom this out ardly projecting flange also de )ends a rip-pan N. 'lhe drip-pan is provit led with a central opening surrounded by an vupwardl projecting flange 7t over which is supporter a deflector 1i upon arms a attached to the periphery of the flange "n. The opening surrounded by the flange 11 is for the purpose of allowing the inflow of air, and the drip-pan- N for the purpose of catching any water which may be in excess of that needed to change the condition of the air.

N is a drip-pipe for drainingthe drip-pan. I prefer to attach the drip-pan to the flange M of the casing by thumb screws in which pass through fingers m' to engage the under edge of the rim a which rim forms the upper edge of the drippan. p

'lo supply moisture to the various lnoistenersl )l'UVltlt a pipe 11] which has a numbcr of branc res e. ings and each branch is open at its end bud located over one of the moistening Sllllttctw and in front of one of thc breakers the passage of water to each branch is controlled by a valve (1, this valve being so constructed that although it passes through the pipe E it will not interfere with the passage of water through said pi )e. The water coming from one or more of these branchcs falls on the rapidly rotating breakers and is mechanically atomized, the ribs breaking up the stream and throwin the water upon the other rotating parts. he air being drawn either up or down through the apparatus. a portion of the moisture 1s eva ioratcd from the surface of the disks and their sectional PI'QjOtitlOllS, being broken up by the breakers where necessary, and thrown throughout the entire chamber within the casing.

As a means of controlling the condition of the air, which may to a certain extent be accomplished by controlling the amount of water falling from the branches c, 1 provide a jacket. P for the body of the apparatus which is provided with openings 11 controlled by a slide 1", so that the amount of air which tends to pass into the chamber 1 within the jacket may be controlled At the upper end of this chamber l. provide, also, one or more openings 2) connecting the chamber P with the interior of the apiaratus, so that the air which comes in through the openings p may pass upward and into the humidifier and, because of its normal condition, may be utilized to dilute, as were. or change the condition of the air which is iassing through the humidifier and before it. leaves it. in other words, it serves as another means of adjusting the character of the air whiclrthc apparatus willklclivcr.

The operation of this apparatus is as follows z-"lts purpose in a given case being to lower the temperature and moisten the air in a given room, the fan K is started up by applyin power to the shaft B by means of the puley' '13. ()no of the branches c from the pipe E is opened so as to allow a fine stream of water to fall upon the lowest nioistening surface 1). This surface it will be understood is being yotated rapidly with the other parts attached to the shaft, and the fan being rotated in the proper direction will draw the air through and out of the apparatus. The air )asses in at the opening within the flange a of the dri am and up, circulating as il'nlicated byt 1e arrows and causing the evaporation of the moisture from the moistenrng surfaces 1), d, so as to lower the 'lhrcc are show n in the drarv lirrnurmut the h'mm witimut causing any tfill-llitlillll may L runtrullml by opening the lllllitt'l'ttilll'tt 0| tho air, am] it llflb'hil'fi an up lhruugh the vurinus puns ul the apparatus, lining thumugiily tlotlrrtt-il. mui uir uf all uomlitizms is thuruugltlv intrrmingluil brim-e it, rem-hrs Lhu fun 1i and is thruwn out iutu the room. if it is iuulul that sullicient iiuiistui'v is nut living :tlIsnrlA-(l l ill! all, or that hutlirirnt OVillN'l'tllit-h ilm-s nut lulu! Pltlfl to mini thr air, thiavuluc" rm'ttrulling uuutlu-r hrum-h pipr c is pi-11ml, thus ulluw- 1 iug utlwr ul tho umistuuing .NUI'rGULS 1), d, U ll, vim, [u hr not ihmu-uml giving; the Hit tlu-v np mrtuuity uf rmtsing mum em: mrnt'iuu tuul Mimi-hing mummuisturn. ll it is l'uuml that. whilithe air which is furnished is xulliriontly I'Utll, \'ut is [my moist, this sliilu P and xiii-wing an iulvt "of Mr [rum i-lm romu through thr out-niiigiq into the chainlwr m supplt-mentii duct and thr upeniugk i into the interior f the apparatus, t-lm mummt nf air beiug-rnntrolied by the pnsit im: if il:t $iitlc l" with roln 'm 1.9 its npn iingu I). 'lhus it will he sot-u that r. Ym'lvl) 0.

rumhinutions. suitable "I my Mumtinn, rantlxv controlled by th Imus mijustiuviiw of this apparatus. Thu temperature of the water has some bearing upon its uhunrptinn by the air and fur the lllsl lvrsuits I prefer that this tam \vmturv -shall h from m 120 degrees. ut: any llltlpct-at ure may be used to "wet the run lil-imm and st'cure the desired. results. 'l'hv hight-r the temperature of n givrn quail! it uf \mtvr the mure easily cvajmi'atii-u lulu-s plurr. m that; a given :Juuuut nf' S'Jilfll' at n higlu-r temperature will scrvetliv sum! iurpum HS a larger amount of water at a mum it'll!- peraturia. v i

If lllSU-lltl 0f hunii lilying tlv: mum it is iletiiretl to use. the apparatus fur tlnpur-umr of cooling and In-lug, lllt' quantum; n the up iu'ntuais rev ISlll, thv hut air lit-Eng: ta 1m lrmn the mailing 0! tin roulu and (lolivered from thr ltullmtt 0f the imprint-u, in this 08$! it bring prt-i'vmi'htn ltst! waft-r ii a vpry much lmwr tvmpt-ruture o :lmw IlO'Wll tinti-mpvmtum n! ilw All. In my evunt. ihv drip-pan men-1" i0 mitt-h any mnistum whit-h isnut min-z: up by the niraml the moistum I'ulll'tlml may lie withdrawn from the dripmu by the waste pipr N.

It will he scan that lllis iitwira is in fact a main lllt'lOSUl't whirh having openings at the bottom and tup serves as an air passage into which moisture is intmiluzcd in such a 1mmner that it is scattenul ormmtatin surfaces and about tlu' interior of the casing b vqntrifugul force, the apparatus being yre (t'flbl pperniod on take in air from the bottom amt disvimrge. it at the to near the waiting 0] the room so that it may 0 ili'fluserl apurl-bh. (in-ft. Arnunil thiimmim maiiggit. supplt nmutal caning fm'nmlg an inlet through which utmospherir air mu r wlmittcd umiur huitahle Mttl'nl In l l( uuugglml with the nmisti-untl air Illt'll h.t:: p im-i-tl thruugh 1hr apptu-utua, mill/Jug it mm untn imrrtuiu mitt-iii. it it is rumillrrt-il iii-urli-ltlt' so In tlu.

What i claim asurvim-vutiuu islt. In nu iiir-rmulitiuuing ppm-mus. mi im'lusml uusiug with openings thvmin furmiug a pnssngr for air. a series of muisteuiugt sul'- fat-r. lorutml mic itlmvr thruthur, iur'ims for dampening ouch uf sttt'li moistrnin Stll'ilttth iudrprmh-utly ui' the nthrrs, and menus lut rututing said Slllfl1(('3.'tlitl surim-i-s lining: lUCIlIt'tl in said paasiign, uwi u [an iurntml at. one Will of the msuugv with our 07' lllfll't', ileilt'OLUl'S luciitu at 1hr other rirl, as xivsc-I'ibvtl I 2. in nu air-mimitiuuing appuratua, an' lllfilubl'tl casing with npz-nings tlwrrin l'urming u passage fur air. in series uf muisti-ulu,- surlltl In an air tulitllllolii i'tg appzuutux. Ml

inc-[used raising with upnuugs thi'rrin lurining a passagu for air, a shaft carrying a maid-toning sum-fare lociitcil in a plane at right angles to the axis of mid shaft, wau-Pbreakers lucateil on siiiil shaft, menus for wetting said moihmuing surface and mrans for rotating said shalt independent 0? the mvmis fur wetting Baht motswuing surface. and waterhroukcrs vt'here-hy the water su ply may be untrullud without affecting i in spoetl' 0T rotating of said muistiening surl'iici'.

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13. in Mr mndifiun 'hf n pw nlus having in upmings Elwmin NIH! igmiu nmi a! mum-munch by Hip ill, :1. [an hmntml M i v 7 and Inga in the usdual mnnmting lmrehy nnnluinlcnal Mr I hm: qimutly pl. in m .ulf omufili'ning a rpnrgms, s11

mm fmmfor uir, a mutmillg aurfaca in aid Unme a fan adapted mango, and

10! It: In min mlr mnpuiv- 1115 mi with said lnuistmnd m'r handy-L Hi. The fir rumlitlmling a um-mags alnn'a him wnsialmg of a l6. In an an nunlilloning nuwlaim, 1.5a

an vter wing sunwndlng mi] casing having an opening at eac casing having named casing and forming-a chamber between it and said first-named casing an inlet from the atmosphere into said chamber and an outlet from said chamber into said air passage, as set forth. a

18. In an air conditioning apparatus, a

end forming it passage for air, means for changing the condition of the air as it passes therethrough and an outer casing surroundin said firstnanurd casing and forming a clarnber hc tween it andsaid firstmarned casing, an inlet into said chamber and an outlet from said chamber into said assage, said outer casing being provided wit 1 means whereby the size of the inlet of the said chamber may be controlled, as set forth.

19. In an air conditioning apparatus, a

an opening at e-ac end forming a passage for air, a fan located in said passage and adapted to draw air there; through, means for changing the condition of air as it passes therethrough and an outer easing surrounding said firstmained casingl and forrninga chamber between 1t and sat first-named casing, an inlet intosaid chamber and an outlet from said chamber into said air passage, as set forth. 7 t

20. In an air conditioning apparatus, a casing having an opening at eac} end forming a passage forair, a fan located in said passage and adapted to draw air therethrough, means for changin the condition of the air as it passes thereii outer casing surrounding said first-named casingand forming a chamber between it and said first-named casing, an inlet into said chamber and an outlet from said chamber into said passage, said outer casing'bcing provided wit 1 means whereby the size of the inlet of the said chamber may be controlled, as set forth.

DANIEL P. (iUSblNll. In presence of-- .\i. i). Fmnnn'rY, DAN. U. G. ORNEs.

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